“Do you want to live or die?”
Chu Feng asked.
“We want to live. Of course we want to live.”
“Lord, please spare us. We truly know we were wrong.”
Those people wept bitterly, begging for mercy while kowtowing and bowing. They showed no trace of the pride expected from so-called geniuses.
“If you want to live, then show the proper attitude for wanting to live.”
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes, his gaze shifting to their cosmos sacks.
The group was quick on the uptake and immediately understood his meaning. Although their cosmos sacks contained many treasures, compared to their lives, they could make the choice.
Thus, without the slightest hesitation, they all took out their cosmos sacks. Some even removed treasures hidden within their bodies.
To survive, they held almost nothing back.
“Remember, you are handing these over willingly. I am not forcing you.”
“If any of you turn around and bite me later, do not blame me for being ruthless.”
After collecting the treasures, Chu Feng said to the crowd.
“We would not dare. We absolutely would not dare.”
“Lord, take them with peace of mind. This is our humble tribute to you.”
They all voiced their assurances, displaying utmost sincerity.
Though he knew their sincerity was false and purely for self-preservation, Chu Feng still revealed a satisfied smile.
“Remember this. My name is Chu Feng, and I come from the Ancestral Martial Galaxy.”
Chu Feng said to them.
“So it is Lord Chu Feng. We will remember it. We will never forget Lord Chu Feng’s great magnanimity.”
Chu Feng had clearly robbed them, yet they kept repeating his name while thanking him profusely. The scene was utterly ironic.
In truth, Chu Feng had spared their lives precisely so they would know who he was.
Since he had already offended the strongest Holy Light Clan in the Holy Light Galaxy, he had no fear of offending these so-called geniuses in the Nine Souls Galaxy.
Rather than holding back timidly, it was better to seize this chance to make his name known across the world.
That was why Chu Feng did not kill them. He wanted them to spread his reputation with their own mouths.
Even if he knew that what spread from their lips might not be a good reputation, Chu Feng did not care.
“This feeling?”
Suddenly, Chu Feng’s expression shifted. His figure turned and he vanished on the spot.
The crowd was stunned by his abrupt disappearance. Though fear still filled their faces, they were baffled by his sudden departure.
Had he fled?
But why would he flee so suddenly?
Though they did not know why Chu Feng had run, they all breathed a sigh of relief. In their view, they had just narrowly escaped with their lives.
As for Chu Feng, he had not fled at all. He had simply sensed a person’s aura.
That person was Song Yun.
Song Yun looked anxious, clearly searching for something.
“Little girl.”
Chu Feng appeared directly in front of her.
“Brother Chu Feng, I finally found you.”
Upon seeing him, Song Yun was overwhelmed with excitement and threw herself into his arms.
As her delicate body trembled, Chu Feng heard the girl’s muffled sobs.
Looking at her, though her face was full of joy, lingering fear remained.
In this environment, even a fearless little girl like Song Yun had endured immense pressure.
“Alright, stop crying. You found me, did you not?”
Though Chu Feng smiled, his heart ached as he gently wiped her tears.
“I am not crying. I just got sand in my eyes.”
“But Brother Chu Feng, my strength is limited. Even searching desperately for keys, I only found two. I cannot enter the depths of the Pregnancy Forest with you. I cannot guide you.”
“These are the possible locations where the Holy Healing Bead might appear. I can only trouble you to retrieve it for me.”
“However, if you encounter danger, you must protect yourself first. Obtaining the Holy Healing Bead is secondary. Your safety comes first.”
As she spoke, Song Yun took out a map and handed it to Chu Feng.
The map marked several areas, all deep within the Pregnancy Forest, regions reachable only by passing through boundary walls.
“Silly girl. We will go in together.”
After glancing at the map, Chu Feng produced a large handful of keys.
“My heavens. Brother Chu Feng, you… you are amazing. How did you find so many keys?”
Seeing the keys in Chu Feng’s hand, Song Yun immediately beamed with delight.
The number of keys was more than enough not just for the two of them, but even for five people to enter together.
“If I lacked some ability, would that not betray the trust of a girl like you?”
As he spoke, Chu Feng handed the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth keys to Song Yun.
The keys had to be carried on each person’s body to function.
Soon after, Chu Feng and Song Yun used the keys to successfully pass through the boundary walls and enter the deeper region.
Without pausing, they immediately followed the markings on the map and began searching for the so-called Holy Healing Bead.
There were over a dozen marked locations for the Holy Healing Bead.
Chu Feng and Song Yun were quite fortunate. At the second location they checked, they discovered traces of it.
Yet looking at this so-called Holy Healing Bead, Chu Feng felt some doubt.
“Little girl, are you certain this is the Holy Healing Bead you are looking for?”
Chu Feng asked Song Yun.
He asked because the Holy Healing Bead before them appeared to be an utterly ordinary weed.
Indeed, it was a completely commonplace weed. Aside from its golden colour, its appearance was indistinguishable from any other weed.
It emitted no shining light, nor any special aura. Even when observed with his Heaven’s Eyes, Chu Feng could detect nothing unusual.
“It is definitely it. This is the Holy Healing Bead.”
“The Holy Healing Bead excels at disguising itself as a weed. Yet that single golden blade amid vast green makes it extremely easy to spot.”
Unlike Chu Feng’s scepticism, Song Yun was thrilled. She hopped over excitedly to the Holy Healing Bead and reached out to pluck it.
Hum.
However, the moment Song Yun touched one of its blades, an invisible force burst forth. The space around the Holy Healing Bead instantly distorted.
Song Yun’s body distorted as well, turning into a wisp of aura that was drawn into the bead.
After Song Yun vanished, the invisible force dissipated, and everything returned to calm.
But when Chu Feng looked at the Holy Healing Bead again, not a trace of carelessness remained in his eyes.
If he had harboured doubts before, he now firmly believed that this seemingly ordinary golden weed was indeed the Holy Healing Bead.
Seeing Song Yun pulled inside, Chu Feng began observing carefully.
Yet it was still useless. Whether with his Heaven’s Eyes or other means of observation, the golden weed revealed no flaws.
“No other choice.”
In this situation, Chu Feng gritted his teeth, gripped his Celestial Master’s Whisk tightly, then approached the Holy Healing Bead and performed the same action Song Yun had just taken.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
As expected, the instant his palm touched the Holy Healing Bead, a vast suction force enveloped him.
Chu Feng felt the world spin, his consciousness growing hazy.
When his awareness returned and the surrounding space stabilised, Chu Feng had entered another world entirely.
